LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 15, 2019

TO:
Honorable Eddie Lucio III, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3828 by Sherman, Sr. (Relating to the disclosure of health benefit plan network status of certain physicians and health care practitioners.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Insurance Code and Occupations Code relating to the disclosure of health benefit plan network status of certain physicians and health care practitioners. Based on information provided by the Texas Department of Insurance and Employees Retirement System, this analysis assumes that the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
 
The bill applies only to a health benefit plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2020. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2019.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
LBB Staff:
WP, CMa, CP, KFB, LR